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Catalog Committee
 
Responsibilities: The responsibilities of the Catalog Committee are to solicit samples of catalogs, brochures, and other print media advertising from WASSA members; evaluate the submissions; and, at the annual meeting, make one or more awards for outstanding achievements in the use of these media. Standard charges as assigned on WASSA website.

Chair: The chair of the Catalog Committee will be selected from its membership and appointed by the President, after consulting with the Executive Committee.

Membership: Members of the Catalog Committee will be appointed by the President. There will be six members serving three-year terms, with the terms of two members expiring each year.

2011 Catalog Committee
   Mary Calmes, Chair -University of Alaska Fairbanks
  
Elise Evan - University of California, Berkeley
   Debra Honda - University of Hawaii, Manoa
   Becky Arce - University of California, San Diego


2011 WASSA Catalog Awards

The Catalog Committee will be presenting awards for catalog submissions in the following categories at the 2011 conference hosted by Portland State University in Portlan, Oregon, October 2 - 7, 2011:
  • Best Cover Design
  • Best Use of Photographs
  • Best Layout and Style
  • Best Use of Theme
  • Charlie Award: For the best overall catalog
If your educational institution continues to print a summer catalog, please send it to the WASS Catalog Committee.  Any entries postmarked after Friday, July 29, 2011 will not be eligible for award consideration.  In your submission please include the following: 

  • Five (5) copies of your 2011 Summer Catalog

  • Name, phone number, and email address of the person submitting the catalog

  • The number of catalogs printed in 20109 and 2011*

  • Methods of distributing your catalog (mailings, handouts at events, etc.)*

  • Note if your catalog is available on your website and how it is available*

  • Any comments you think might be interesting to add to share about your catalog*

* These items will only be used for inclusion in the Catalog Showcase.  They will not be used for
    evaluation of your catalog for awards.

Materials should be sent to:

            UAF Summer Sessions & Lifelong Learning
            Attention:  Mary Calmes
            P. O. Box 757540
            Fairbanks, Alaska  99775-7540

If you have any questions, please call toll free 866-404-7021 or email macalmes@alaska.edu.

The 2010 Catalog Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 WASSA Catalog Awards.  These awards were presented at the 2010 WASSA Annual Conference hosted by University of California, Irvine in Laguna Beach, California:

  2010         Best Catalog:  Cover Design - University of Alaska, Fairbanks
                    Best Catalog:  Use of Photographs - University of California, Los Angeles
                    Best Catalog:  Layout and Style - University of California, Berkeley
                    Best Catalog:  Use of Theme - University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
                    Charlie Award - Regis University, Colorado

Congratulations to the 2010 award winners and many thanks to all who sent catalogs in 2010.

Past Award Recipients

2009 Charlie Award: University of California, Berkeley
  Best Catalog – Cover Design: University of California, Riverside
  Best Catalog – Photographs:  Regis University
  Best Catalog – Layout and Design: University of Manitoba
Best Catalog -- Use of Theme: University of Hawai'i at Mãnoa

2008 Charlie Award: University of Alaska Fairbanks
  Best Catalog – One-Two Color Separation: University of Oregon
  Best Catalog – Four Color Separation: Regis University
  Best Catalog – Institutional Standards: University of San Diego

2007 The Charlie Award for Best Overall Catalog Regis University
  Best Catalog—One-two Color Separation University of Fairbanks
  Best Catalog—Institutional Standards University of San Diego
  Best Catalog—Newspaper Format University of Manitoba



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